2 Qoronttoosa 10

1 Ta hinttera de7iya wode shugo, qassi hinttefe haakkiya wode nu bolla minnees yaagettida, Phawuloosi, keehanne ashkke gidida Kiristtoosa sunthan hinttena woossays.

Now I Paul, myself, appeal to you by the humble-heartedness and selflessness of Christ - Paul who "in your presence is humble, but bold enough when he is absent" -

2 Taani hintteko biya wode nu asho qofara simerettiya asi oothidi qoppiya asaa bolla mino qaalan odettanaw qachchas. Hintte bolla hessada odettana mela hintte tana oothonnaada hinttena woossays.

I beseech you, and I say, do not make me show my boldness, when I come in the boldness with which I think I shall show my courage against some who think that I am walking on the low level of the flesh.

3 Nuuni ha sa7an de7ikkoka ha sa7aa asada olettoko.

Though I do walk on the low level of the flesh, I do not make war as the flesh does;

4 Nu ola miishey ha sa7ayssa gidenna. Shin miixa laallanaw wolqqara de7iya Xoossaa toora. Tumaara eqettiya palamaanne,

for the weapons of my warfare are not weapons of the flesh, but mighty for God, in pulling down all fortresses.

5 Xoossaa eronna mela diggiya otoro qofa ubbaa laalloos. Asa qofa ubbaa di77idi Kiristtoosas kiitettana mela oothoos.

For I pull down imaginations and every crag that lifts itself against the knowledge of God. And I carry every thought away into captivity and subjection to Christ;

6 Hintte kiitettethay polo gidiya wode nuuni kiitetetha ixo ubbaa seeranaw giigettana.

and I am fully prepared to punish every act of disobedience, when once your submission has been put beyond question.

7 Hintte ayfey be7ida mela pirddeeta. Oonikka bana Kiristtoosabaa gidi qoppiyabaa gidikko, nukka Kiristtoosabaa gideyssa ero.

Look these facts in the face. If any man is fully persuaded as regards himself that he belongs to Christ, let him consider again with himself, that just as he is Christ’s, so also am I.

8 Goday taw immida maatan ceeqetikokka hessan yeellatikke. He maatay taw imettiday hinttena dichchanaassafe attin qohanaassa gidenna.

If, however, I were to boast more loudly concerning the authority which the Lord gave me (not to cast you down, but to build you up), I should have no cause for shame.

9 Taani ta dabddaabbiyan hinttena yashisanaw koyada xaafidabaa daanoppo.

Let it not seem as if I were overawing you with my letters.

10 Issi issi asay, “Phawuloosa dabddaabbey deexonne wolqqaama, shin iya som77on be7iya wode I daaburanchcho; iya odaykka pathenna” yaagosona.

"His letters indeed," says one, "are mighty and forcible, but his personality is weak, and his speech contemptible."

11 He asati nu haahon de7ishe xaafiya dabddaabbiyaninne matan hinttera de7ishe oothiya oosuwa giddon dummatethi baynnayssa akeeko.

Let such a man assure himself that my actions, when I am present, will be just like my words in my letters when I am absent.

12 Nuuni banttana nashshiya asatara nuna ginayanaw woykko gaaddeyanaw koyokko. Shin entti banttana banttara ginayidi woykko gaaddeyidi be7ishe eeya.

I have not indeed the audacity to class myself among, or compare myself with, certain of the self-commenders; yet they are not wise in measuring themselves by one another and in comparing themselves with one another.

13 Shin nuuni Xoossay nuus immida dhassan ceeqettoosippe attin zawaa pinnidi ceeqettoko; he zaway hinttekokka gakkees.

I, however, will not indulge in undue boasting, but will confine it within the limits of the sphere to which God has assigned me - a sphere which reaches even to you.

14 Nuuni besseyssafe aathidi ceeqettoko, shin Kiristtoosa Wonggelaa hintteko gathidayssan ceeqettoos.

For I am not overstepping the limits of my authority, as though I reached you not; since I have already come even as far as Corinth to proclaim the gospel of Christ.

15 Nuuni Xoossay essida zawappe pinnidi, harati oothida ooson ceeqettoko. Gidoshin, hintte ammanoy diccana mela Xoossay immida zawan hintte giddon nu oothiya oosoy dalggana gidi qoppoos.

I am not "boasting beyond measure in the labors of others," but it is my hope that, as your faith goes on increasing among yourselves, by the enlargement of my appointed limits,

16 Nuuni hara asi ba zawan oothida ooson gelidi ceeqettoko, shin hinttefe pinnidi haratas Wonggelaa markkattanaw dandda7os.

I may carry the gospel to countries beyond you; and not be boasting of work made ready to my hand within another man’s limit.

17 Shin, Geeshsha Maxaafan, “Ceeqqiya ubbay Godaa lo77otethan ceeqqo” yaagidi xaafettis.

Meanwhile. Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord.

18 Goday nashshiya uraappe attin bana baw nashshiya uray nashettenna.

For a man is proved worthy, not by his self-commendation, but when he is commended by the Lord.